# Accident 19980912023759A: Cessna 150E, Sarasota-Brand, FL, September 12, 1998 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: September 12, 1998 - Place: Sarasota-Brand, FL - Airport: Sarasota-Brandenton Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3383&lon=-82.5437&mi=10 - Aircraft: N6080T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6080T-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 150E (registry code 2071812, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Student - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA124) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980912023759A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. BANNERTOWING ACFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE AND CRASHED IN A GRASS FIELD. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 12, 1998, ABOUT 1610 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150E, N6080T, COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN DURING AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT IN BRADENTON, FLORIDA. THE BUSINESS FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE STUDENT PILOT AND PASSENGER, WHO WAS A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE FIELD JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT/OPERATOR, ABOUT 1600 ON SEPTEMBER 12, HE WAS PREPARING TO TAKE ANOTHER PILOT ON A FAMILIARIZATION FLIGHT TO DEMONSTRATE HIS COMPANY'S FLIGHT OPERATIONS. THE SECOND PILOT HANDLED THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION. THE PILOT OBSERVED THE INSPECTION, BUT DID NOT NOTICE ANY WATER BEING DRAINED FROM THE FUEL TANKS. THE FIRST PILOT, WHO WAS A STUDENT RATED PILOT, STATED THAT HE WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) AND PLANNED TO DEPART THE FIELD TO THE EAST, AND CLIMB TO AN ALTITUDE AROUND 400-500 FEET. HE ALSO STATED THAT HIS AIRPLANE WAS A 180 HORSE POWER CONVERSION AND, IT SHOULD NOT BE FLOWN BY AN INEXPERIENCED PILOT FROM A SOFT FIELD. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING FINE AND THE TAKEOFF WAS NORMAL. ABOUT 50-100 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL) THE PILOT STATED THAT IT WAS LIKE SOMEONE HAD "PULLED THE THROTTLE BACK" AND THE ENGINE QUIT. DUE TO TREES ON THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE OF THE TURF RUNWAY, THE PILOT PUT THE AIRPLANE IN A LEFT TURN. AFTER TURNING ABOUT 45 DEGREES, HE STATED THAT THE TWO MEN "BECAME PASSENGERS" AS THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED AND CRASHED IN A FIELD. (-23) THE FOLLOWING IS A REPORT CONCERNING THE ACCIDENT INVOLVING N6080T A CESSNA 150 AT MANATEE, FLORIDA THAT TOOK PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 12, 1998. MY NAME IS J. ROBERT BLAKE. I AM EMPLOYED AS AN AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION AT THE TAMPA, FLORIDA, FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE. ON SEPTEMBER 14, 1998, I INVESTIGATED THE ABOVE AIRCRAFT'S ACCIDENT. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WERE NOTED: THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND STRUCK THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, THE COWLING WAS REMOVED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT FIRE WALL WAS BUCKLED ON BOTH THE LEFT AN D THE RIGHT SIDE, ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE CONNECTED AND MOVED IN THE PROPER DIRECTION, UPON DRAINING FUEL FROM THE GASCOLATOR IT WAS DISCOVERED THERE WAS WATER MIXED WITH THE FUEL. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS WATER IN THE FUEL SUMPED FROM THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB ATL98LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA124), Sep 12, 1998: Cessna 150E (N6080T), Bradenton, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. ## Other reports on N6080T (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19960629023929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960629023929I), Jun 29, 1996: Cessna 150E (N6080T), Sarasota-Brand, FL. Narrative: on 29 June 1996 Mr. William bruckner transmitted on the Sarasota, FL control tower frequency to instruct his aircraft that was pulling an… - [Accident 19950924030169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950924030169A), Sep 24, 1995: Cessna STC150 (N6080T), Sarasota, FL, Substantial damage. Lost power on banner tow. Dropped banner. Landed on causeway. Wing struck a light pole. Fuel was depleted. - [Incident 19860511040679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860511040679I), May 11, 1986: Cessna 150E (N6080T), St Petersburg, FL. Encountered moderate clear air turbulence while towing a banner. Shear link broke and banner dropped. From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.